Who`s Who and What`s What

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Who's Who and What's What ?
Bungo Bung
A native of Sullust, Bungo left the relative safety of the
catacombs and lava flows of his homeworld to seek his
fortune among the stars, working his life away for the
SoroSuub Corporation.
He spent his childhood learning a trade in the caverns of
his father's boaboo fungus farm. This mostly consisted of
sitting in a chair daydreaming, while droids created new and exciting breeds of
boaboo fungus, nurtured them, mashed them into boaboo juice, and shortcircuited from all the excess moisture (boaboo fungus is very moist), leaving a
mess all over the fermentation room floor.
Bungo would then clean up the mess and transport the rest of the juice to the
great markets of G'rinn Go city. This was the perfect training for a future
career in the SoroSuub Transport and Supply Division.
So he left the farm and signed on with the Transport Division, preferring to
escape to the tranquility of super novas and space pirates that travel beyond
Sullust afforded. Bungo always had the stars in his eyes (pretty amazing for a
species that evolved underground; it's a wonder Sullustans ever developed space
travel at all...). This was his opportunity to pilot a starship.
Bungo is a very gentle and generally trusting individual. Were he aware of the
relationship SoroSuub has with the Empire, he would jump to the forefront of opposition to
calm the ulcer he would develop from worrying about it too much.
Roleplaying stats :
Type: Sullustan Trader
Dexterity: 2D+1
Blaster 4D+1, dodge 5D
Knowledge: 2D+2
Alien species 4D, planetary systems 7D
Mechanical: 4D+1
Astrogation 6D, Space transports 6D+2, Starship
gunnery 5D
Perception : 3D
Bargain 5D
Strength: 2D
Stamina: consumption of Bantha Breakfast Biscuits
6D+2
Technical: 3D+2
Space transports repair 6D
Special abilities: Enhanced senses: Sullustans get +2D to
search and related Perception checks in low light conditions
due to their vision and hearing.
Location sense: Sullustans cannot get lost in a place they
have visited before. They get +1D when making an
astrogation roll for a planet they have visited before.
Force Points: 2
Character Points: 7
Move: 2
Equipment: Comlink, datapad, holdout blaster (3D),
Sullustan cargo barge engine
42-RST (Rusti)
Plintep Cybernetics Corporation RST Model Translator Droid
The Mephout entrust all diplomatic positions to the females of their species
(Mephout male tempers tend to flare at the most inopportune times). So they
created their translator droids in the female image as well. Not truly protocol
droids, the RST models were programmed merely to translate languages, not to
interpret the nuances of cultural meanings.
It is in this area that the protocol droids have the clear advantage. But the
RSTs are remarkable in that they carried out almost all translating duties throughout the
Mephout Dominion - an isolated sector on the edge of the known galaxy - until its recent
discovery by the Empire.
RST models are very susceptible to electromagnetic pulses that can easily fry their delicate
rationality circuits and even their life preservation programming! This has caused more
problems during important government functions than male Mephout libidos. It has resulted in
a dozen assassinations, half a dozen declarations of war, and one marriage proposal. The RST
models were immediately replaced by the more advanced protocol series droids.
Rusti was a gift to Bungo; though she was meant as a reward for services rendered, in reality it
was just the Mephouts' way of getting rid of some obsolete hardware.
Roleplaying stats :
Type: Plintep Cybernetics Corporation RST Model Translator Droid
Dexterity: 1D
Dodge 2D
Knowledge: 3D
Alien species 4D, bureaucracy 5D, languages 8D planetary
systems 4D
Mechanical: 1D
Sensors 1D, space transports 3D
Perception : 1D
Bargain 8D, con 7D, sneak 4D
Strength: 1D+2
Technical: 3D
Computer programming/repair 5D
Move: 7
Equipped with: Plintep translator unit
Unga G'Lunga
We all know this guy! Maybe he was your neighbor, living in the
next tunnel, or you went to Sullustan University with him. Doesn't
matter. He's that annoying gloonshbo we all grew up with who
bragged about everything he did. The problem was...he did it all.
Unga excelled at everything without ever trying, but he remained
middle of the pack because he never applied himself. Sure, he could
outfly anyone through the lava tubes of his homeworld or he could
roll his own cigarellos one handed (which really impressed the
girls). He just never put any of his talent to good use.
Finally, he found himself in need of some cash, so he took a job with the SoroSuub Transport
and Supply Division (TSD) flying cargo barges from Sullust to exotic worlds around the
Galaxy. He's had the opportunity to take promotions, but Unga knows a good thing when he
sees it. Why exert yourself when you don't have to? Piloting a cargo barge is easier than
working the fly through at Biscuit Baron.
Besides, where else can you make extra credits by carrying a few illicit cargoes from time to
time? It's also a good place to meet colorful characters like smugglers and pirates. You never
know when you might need one.
Kriz Magness
He's Corellian. He's a pirate. Surprise. Magness didn't start
out that way, though. A member of the Corellian Police Force,
he found more excitement removing credits from his fellow
officers while playing sabacc than removing criminals from the
space lanes. However, when those credits weren't enough to
satisfy him, he began using his authority to make contacts;
contacts that would get him things he wanted. Yes, illegal things.
Stolen shoes, electronics, weapons...it didn't matter. These he
would sell on the invisible market for the best price. Magness was making some real credits now,
and he like it. He liked it a lot.
Greed has a nasty way of sneaking up on you and biting you in the posterior, especially when it
concerns the local governor and several kilos of narco spice (corrupt government officials? - No!)
Well, Magness wasn't about to stick around to find out what was going to happen to him, so he
stowed himself aboard a garbage scow headed outsystem. Halfway to the scow's destination, he
pulled himself out of his hiding place (the ship's head - arguably the most sanitary part of the
ship) and committed his first act of piracy by flushing the two droid crew out of the airlock .
Having no place to go, especially in a garbage scow, he ended up in the outer Corellian Sector.
There he managed to convince a very nearsighted customs official that it would be in his best
interest to give up his Corellian HT-1100 for a much more reliable ship like the a garbage scow.
Amazing what a blaster set to roast can accomplish. Now with his Rodian first mate, Fritoh,
and the good ship Griffon, Magness hunts the space lanes around Sullust for easy pickings.
Well, in half a ship, anyway.
Fritoh
Fritoh, the young Rodian first mate of the Griffon, is what they
call a jinx. He was brought aboard Omze's Incredible Traveling
Starport along with his older brother, Ch'owdo. They were to
work as security for Omze's Rodian/Mercenary Captain
Ne'Chak. Ch'owdo was a natural. Fritoh, not so much. The
problem was that Fritoh had the knack of being in the wrong
place at the wrong time.
Not unfortunate for him, but for those poor saps around him. Assuming they didn't end up
dead, or maimed, they might have found themselves broke, without two centicreds to rub
together. This wasn't a major problem, though. In fact it was, more or less, the starport joke.
That was until Ne'Chack himself was the target of Fritoh's unintentional bad luck.
After nearly having his finger severed after Fritoh wedged it into a food preparer, Ne'Chack
was ready to have him vacced. Fortunately for Fritoh, there happened to be a pirate by the
name of Magness aboard who was looking for a first mate. Ne'Chak, hating humans as it was,
found he could kill two dinkos with one shot. He recommended Fritoh to the pirate and then
immediately kicked them both off the starport. Ne'Chak was never happier. Magness, on the
other hand, has been rethinking the intelligence of his choice of first mate.
Kheloora Foon
Mephout Bounty Hunter
They say she taught Boba Fett everything he knows. Well, they have been known to exaggerate.
Kheloora Foon began her career as a palace guard in the service of the Lordess High Parduu
of Plintep. She was singled out for her extraordinary abilities, was given
special training and was soon promoted to the Lordess' personal guard.
Though, she thwarted several attempts on the Lordess' life, she soon
found herself bored with her job, and wanderlust set in. The decision was
made to become a bounty hunter and see the Galaxy!
With the recent discovery of the Mephout Dominion by the Empire,
Kheloora Foon was given the opportunity to travel far from the familiar
planets of home. Her skills were honed and she learned about the
myriad of races she encountered. She found herself hired by high paying clients, including the
Empire. But now a special bounty has her interest. And this time it's personal. When the
Lordess High Parduu of Plintep once again found herself the subject of assassination, she
called on Kheloora Foon. Kheloora was to track down the droid that was sent to kill the
Lordess with the hopes it would lead back to the very outlaws who originally planned to do away
with her. Armed with the best training and technology, Kheloora Foon is not one to be trifled
with. And if you ask her, she'll say she's never even met Boba Fett...if she doesn't shoot you
first!
Ibbee Yabay
SoroSuub Union Subintermediary
"A girl's gotta get ahead in this galaxy", and that's exactly what Ibbee Yabay had planned
right from the start. She had it all figured out, from her career as a union mediary right down
to the successful husband, the point nine-three-seven children and a pet ferblin all on a small plot
of land in one of the newer upscale tunnels. And her plan was well
underway, too. She was assigned to Union Mediary Master Flibnh
directly out of university and found the challenges of subintermediarship
both exciting and rewarding.
She quickly rose to the top in her department and Master Flibnh picked
her out as his personal aid. Soon she was schmoozing with all of the
right people. She became aware of the importance of dressing in the
proper fashions, wearing her hair in just the right way (hair, by the way,
is not a naturally occurring Sullustan trait. They have it surgically implanted because it's
fashionable to be like the "more-popular-with-the-Emperor" humans.) speaking with just the
right accent and peppering her talk with just the right names. Unfortunately she's been finding
herself as of late attracted to a not so "just right" cargo barge engine captain. That could really
put a crimp in her plans.
Inspector Phragg
SoroSuub Pain in the Butt
Inspector Ghorash Phragg has spent the last twenty years making life
miserable for SoroSuub employees. It's amazing how Bungo didn't run
into him sooner. Whenever a problem or glitch in the system occurs the
company sends Phragg.
With his no nonsense, no emotion and no pity form of inspection, you can bet that he will have
the problem fixed in no time, and with the help of his holo-droid Bebe, nothing goes unnoticed.
Unfortunately, with the recent crack downs by the Empire on shipping restrictions, Inspector
Phragg's mission has become next to impossible. It's all he can do to keep up as hotspots once
thought to have been dealt with for good almost immediately need his attention once again. And
he's getting quite bitter about it.
Perhaps the Empire will find that there's more to Inspector Phragg than everyone thinks.
Nien Nunb
Sullustan Privateer
Before the Battle of Endor, before he became a hero of the Rebellion and the New Republic,
Nien Nunb was a hero to the populace of Sullust. Once
Sullust's SoroSuub Corporation aligned itself with the Empire,
Nien began using his ship and his piloting skills to rob from the
rich and give to the poor. The rebels, that is.
With a number of small bases strewn throughout Sullustan
space, Nien Nunb has managed to build himself into quite a
formidable pain in the choobies for the Empire.
But putting himself in such a postion is always wrought with
danger. Now that Captain Wankle has his sights set on
decimating Nien and his compatriots, his time as a hero may be running out, along with the
hopes of the Sullustan people.
Then again, you never know.
Captain Wankle
Imperial Nebulon B Frigate Captain
Captain Wankle once lead the Imperial spearhead into Sullustan space
in command of the Star DestroyerExcessive. The Emperor was even
rumored to have smiled when his name came up in conversation. All of
this changed abruptly.
No one thought that a meek Sullustan cargo pod engine pilot and a crate
of Biscuit Baron Bantha Breakfast Biscuits would nearly end an
Imperial officer's career, but...
Now Wankle has a new assignment. He still maintains a command, but nothing compared to
what he was used to. Having lost his Star Destroyer (how this happened is a bit of an
embarrassment to the Empire and is therefore still classified) he was given command of the
Nebulon B Frigate Upheaval with the sole assignment of locating Sullustan criminal Nien
Nunb. As he closes in on his quarry he may be pleased to learn that another foe of his is
unintentionally lurking nearby.
Giant Amorphous Bantha Breakfast Biscuit
Not much is known about these giant, amoebic ruminants; they are a
new life form, and no one has gotten close enough to study one without
being consumed. What is known is that they're big, they're mean, and
they'll eat anything that happens to find itself placed in front of them.
Several laboratory chefs working for the Tagge Company learned this
the hard way from inside the gullet of what they thought was going to be their morning meal!
Imagine their terror when they popped a couple Bantha Breakfast Biscuits into the autochef
and out came their worst gastronomic nightmare.
Though accidentally created when Biscuit Baron preservatives somehow bonded to bantha
genetic material, these beasts are now being considered for use as biological weapons by the
Empire. Until such time as they can be controlled, however, the Tagge Company has restricted
Bantha Breakfast Biscuits from being shipped to those planets which they refer to as
"inadequately prepared to delight in this yummy breakfast delicacy. " Come hungry, but carry
plenty of Biscuit Baron blue sauce with you!
Roleplaying stats :
Type: Mutant Breakfast Delicacy
Dexterity: 2D
Perception : 2D
Strength: 8D
Brawling 9D
Move: 15
Size: Varies
Special Abilities: Bite: Does STR damage. Horns: Do
STR-1D damage. Trample: Does STR damage. Blue
sauce vulnerability: These creatures are killed instantly
(and rather explosively) when smeared with Biscuit
Baron blue sauce.
Nek Puppies
Cyborrean Battle Dogs
"Neks" are a symbol of pride and might throughout the Empire. Statues of them grace the
grounds of the Imperial Academy at Carida. They are used in a variety of situations from
guards to employment with scavengers. They therefore are in high demand and have a high
price tag to match. The job of breeding them can be very lucrative, as Ca'rl Groobur can attest
to, now that he lives on Sullust with a wonderful view just oh so close to the hot springs at
Piringiisi. So relaxing!
Of course there is much that accounts for that high price tag,
not just supply and demand. For good quality dogs a proper
pedigree must be assured. Inbred neks tend to have odd
behavioral habits like submissiveness, which is not a desirable
trait in battle dogs. Cybernetic enhancements don't come
cheap, either. Most of all, proper training is essential. What
good is a genetically and bionically enhanced killing machine if
it doesn't know how to kill?
Sock-headed worm people
Species catalog #11238477B
For a species that lives on a fairly unknown planet in an out-of-the-way
system, they sure get a lot of company. Very lucky for Bungo and Rusti,
indeed!
The Sock-Headed Worm People, as Bungo would later call them in his
captain's log, live on a small planet that rotates around a red giant
somewhere in the vicinity of Sullustan space. Because the planet's axis is
tilted at nearly ninety degrees, the SHWoPs inhabit the narrow band that straddles the light
and dark side of the planet. This keeps them from frying or, conversely, freezing to death. They
tend to live in small city mounds scattered within this band.
Bungo was lucky to run across a hunting party astride their mighty and very carnivorous beasts
of burden.
The Drzhngo Blubbo Wnd
SoroSuub Transport Systems Cheruba-Class
Cargo Barge Driver
The Cheruba-Class barge is the next generation of SoroSuub barge engines. The barge engine
has fallen out of favor with shipping companies in recent years, opting for the more efficient
bulk transports. Still, smaller shipments must be made to outlying worlds, and this is where the
cargo barge engine comes into play.
Basically just a refit of the Nyubba-Class cargo barge engine,
theCheruba offers no improvements in handling, speed, or
cargo capacity. What it does offer is a three hundred sixty
degree view from the bridge of the entire barge configuration.
It was also touted as a newer, sleeker version by its design
team, hoping that the TSD would approve production , thereby
assuring themselves jobs for the duration of the production run.
The Griffon
Corellian Engineering Corporation HT-1100 MultiPurpose Gunboat
The HT-1100 is an older Corellian ship that had a limited
run. They therefore aren't encountered much outside of the Corellian Sector. They are usually
employed in running patrol or customs duty, because they are well built, tough little ships with
plenty of firepower. Two laser cannon turrets and a full compliment of proton torpedoes are all
this hardy gunboat needs.
Originally designed for high altitude flight, the HT-1100 was refitted for space flight and is
easily modified for various duties. The Griffonis fitted with a slightly larger payload capacity,
but other variations include full combat duty and search and rescue.
The HT-1100 is designed with redundancy in mind. There are two backup power lines for all
control systems and with two separate reactors and engine clusters on the outboard wings, the
HT-1100 is harder to stop than most other attack ships. It can even continue flying if one
entire wing is destroyed.
Believe me when I say there is nothing funny about the HT-1100!
The Chubby Gundark
SoroSuub Transport SystemsNyubba-Class
Cargo Barge Driver
If the bulk freighter and the container ship are the work-banthas of
the SoroSuub Transport and Supply Division, then the Nyubba-class
cargo barge driver is the work-nerf!
Though the majority of cargo is
hauled using bulk transportation,
the use of smaller ships like
the Nyubbafreighters still accounts
for nearly 20 percent of all of
SoroSuub's cargo transfers.
Not
particularly
pretty,
they
manage to get the job done. They
are slow and lightly armed, making
them excellent targets for pirates if
they stray too far from designated
shipping lanes. The ships are
almost fully automatic, only requiring a crew of two: usually one Sullustan and one droid to
monitor ship systems and pilot during landing and take-off.
Additional cargo barges can be attached fore and aft of the barge driver, since the freighter's
main engines are offset on a lateral strut. The average configuration for hauling is the main
engine with three barges fore and three aft, though it's not uncommon that several more are
hauled at one time. Extra barges have a cargo capacity of 400 metric tons, double that of the
main engine.
There is a rivalry among Nyubba-class freighter pilots over who can haul the most barges over a
prescribed distance. The Chubby Gundark holds the record for the most barges hauled over 35
parsecs with an uncontrolled landing: 13 barges!
Roleplaying stats :
Scale: Starfighter
Length: 22 Meters
Skill: Space Transports: Nyubba-Class
Crew: 2
Passengers: 2
Cargo Capacity: 200 Metric Tons
Consumables: 2 months
Cost: Name your price
Hyperdrive Multiplier: x2
Hyperdrive Backup: x16
Nav Computer: Yes
Maneuverability: 1D
Space: 3
Atmosphere: 260; 750 kph
Hull: 5D
Shields: 1D
Sensors: Passive: 10/0D
Scan: 25/1D
Search: 40/2D
Focus: 2/3D
Weapons: 2 Double Laser Cannons
Fire Arc: Turret
Skill: Starship Gunnery
Fire Control: 1D+2
Space Range: 1-3/12/25
Atmosphere Range: 100-300/1.2/2.5 km
Damage: 4D
Add +1 Difficulty of any space transports roll for each of the first eight
barges. For each additional barge past eight, add +1D to difficulties.
Ad for SoroSuub Transport Systems
Cutaway of the Chubby Gundbark
Gundark Freight Line
A word about our logo...
The Logo of Gundark Freight Line has been designed with the utmost care and integrity,
using esthetically pleasing shapes and friendly colors of the sort that may elicit responses such
as, "Hey! Now there's a bulk shipping company that gives a wattle about my cargo!"
The symbol of the gundark was chosen to represent the company because of the reliable strength
it imparts, yet the friendly, down to planet side feel about it that makes you just want to pull the
lil' bugger's ears off.
This particular gundark is based on several sources and is an amalgam of all of them. As far
as we know, nobody has ever seen a gundark...
let alone waited around while it posed, so...
...there you go.
Answers to frequently (and never before) asked questions.
There's not much here now, however...
Q : Where did Bungo and Rusti get their start?
A : They first appeared in West End Games' Star Wars Adventure Journal, issue 11,
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recounting the duo's adventures in Bungo & Rusti Get Carry Out.
Why weren't any other stories printed?
Dark Horse Comics has the sole contract with Lucasfilm to produce comics.
Alas, poor Bungo and Rusti were thought to have only been a one-shot,
so the good people at Dark Horse let that one go. They never would have made
it into print if DH hadn't overlooked my little foray into self indulgence.
What materials do you use to produce your artwork?
It varies. For the comics, I use either a Winsor Newton #0 brush or a technical
pen on Strathmore cold press bristol. Any coloring is done in Adobe
photoshop. The computer art is a combination of 3-D models created with Ray
Dream Designer or Bryce combined with clay models, all put together using
photoshop.
Have you published any other Star Wars related stuff?
No. This is the first Star Wars anything I've had published.
What other kind of artwork do you do?
I've had two comic strips published in college and local newspapers (ancient
history, though). I paint in oils. I'm currently working on a children's book
(putting that here may help me finish it sooner). I currently work for a large
mid-western publishing company in their creative services department. I also
do the occasional freelance job so I can buy myself cool toys!
Who is Jambi?
My life. My love. My dog. Named after the genie on Pee-Wee's Playhouse!
Bungo & Rusti's exclusive strip, 1999